GTA IV Will not Load PLEASE HELP

[Codyeck1]

Hello, for about a week now I have been trying to load GTA IV on my PC, But every time I click play It loads this http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/5918/gtah And takes me back to this http://img137.imageshack.us/img137/1602/gtahelp2.png It has been making me VERY mad and I'm praying to god you guys can help me my OS is Windows XP and I'm running with 0.99 GB of Ram.

 

Thanks lots,

 

Cody

[mkey82]

Apply updates

Patch 7

GFWL update

 

However, GTAIV will not run on 1GB RAM.

[Codyeck1]

How it worked on my old not even close to 1gb of Ram computer sucked though??? thanks also how do I add it just download?

 

 

 

BUMP::

 

Now I'm getting this Error PLEASE Help and you will be a life saver http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/8209/helpyy.png

Edited December 31, 2010 by Codyeck1

[mkey82]

Updates need to be downloaded and installed. I don't understand your other points.

[Codyeck1]

When I try and Download the GFWL update I get this popping up http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/3081/59795569.png

[mkey82]

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/deta...&displaylang=en

[Codyeck1]

 

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/851/againl.png Hopefully that is the last error Hope you can help me with this one lol

[mkey82]

Lets try bypassing GFWL altogether xliveless

[Codyeck1]

How do we do that?

[mkey82]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> xliveless <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

[Codyeck1]

Is there any thing I could do where you can Teamview it and do it for me?

[mkey82]

It's very easy to do, just follow the instructions. All you need is to drop a single file, xlive.dll from the archive into the game directory.

[radioman]

Lets try bypassing GFWL altogether xliveless

Did they fix the xliveless program yet? Because last time I tried to Download it, it got flagged and Quarantined as containing a virus(es).-And this was on two(maybe 3, depending on what the Firefox auto scan counts as) reputable and well known Anti-Virus programs on both Windows 7 and Vista.

[Girish]

Lets try bypassing GFWL altogether xliveless

Did they fix the xliveless program yet? Because last time I tried to Download it, it got flagged and Quarantined as containing a virus(es).-And this was on two(maybe 3, depending on what the Firefox auto scan counts as) reputable and well known Anti-Virus programs on both Windows 7 and Vista.

Name those anti-virus programs.

 

I use Kaspersky Internet Security and it has never told me that Xliveless is unsafe, because it's not.

[radioman]

 

Lets try bypassing GFWL altogether xliveless

Did they fix the xliveless program yet? Because last time I tried to Download it, it got flagged and Quarantined as containing a virus(es).-And this was on two(maybe 3, depending on what the Firefox auto scan counts as) reputable and well known Anti-Virus programs on both Windows 7 and Vista.

Name those anti-virus programs.

 

I use Kaspersky Internet Security and it has never told me that Xliveless is unsafe, because it's not.

The first one I tried it on was my XP Pro laptop which does not currently have an active Anti-virus program, but the one that Firefox uses to scan files you download before it saves it to your HDD blocked it as a virus. My windows 7 laptop and Vista desktop only has the Free McAfee Security Suite one that comes Free from Cox Communications(my internet provider), and both of those PC's blocked it. This is the Anti-virus that comes free from my internet provider. Here is the quote about it that says it is the most respected Anti-virus:

Cox partnered with McAfee® – the most respected name in PC protection software – to bring you one of the most complete security solutions available.

So, it (xliveless) might have become infected between release and now.? Just a thought.

 

Edit: Forgot to add, that I used to have Norton and it used to block it on Windows 7, when the subcription was active, but I haven't had that since it expired back in August-and that scan does not work when the subscription is not active(I have tried to use that scan, but it would not work), so I know that isn't the one scanning files now a days on that PC, only the Firefox browser scans downloads on that PC.

Edited January 1, 2011 by radioman

[Girish]

Both McAfee and Norton are crap. I remember when I had McAfee, it kept on blocking safe applications. That's why I got rid of it and went with Kaspersky. I suggest you switch over to a better protection suite. If you can afford to pay, get Kaspersky. If you're looking for something free, Avira AntiVir is the best.

[mkey82]

xliveless from here http://public.sannybuilder.com/GTA4/xliveless-0.999b7.rar

 

http://www.virustotal.com/ report

 

Antivirus results

AhnLab-V3 - 2011.01.01.00 - 2010.12.31 - -

AntiVir - 7.11.0.247 - 2010.12.31 - -

Antiy-AVL - 2.0.3.7 - 2011.01.01 - -

Avast - 4.8.1351.0 - 2011.01.01 - -

Avast5 - 5.0.677.0 - 2011.01.01 - -

AVG - 9.0.0.851 - 2011.01.01 - -

BitDefender - 7.2 - 2011.01.01 - -

CAT-QuickHeal - 11.00 - 2011.01.01 - -

ClamAV - 0.96.4.0 - 2011.01.01 - -

Command - 5.2.11.5 - 2011.01.01 - -

Comodo - 7259 - 2011.01.01 - -

DrWeb - 5.0.2.03300 - 2011.01.01 - -

Emsisoft - 5.1.0.1 - 2011.01.01 - -

eSafe - 7.0.17.0 - 2010.12.30 - -

eTrust-Vet - 36.1.8074 - 2010.12.31 - -

F-Prot - 4.6.2.117 - 2010.12.31 - -

F-Secure - 9.0.16160.0 - 2011.01.01 - -

Fortinet - 4.2.254.0 - 2011.01.01 - -

GData - 21 - 2011.01.01 - -

Ikarus - T3.1.1.90.0 - 2011.01.01 - -

Jiangmin - 13.0.900 - 2011.01.01 - -

K7AntiVirus - 9.75.3406 - 2010.12.31 - -

Kaspersky - 7.0.0.125 - 2011.01.01 - -

McAfee - 5.400.0.1158 - 2011.01.01 - -

McAfee-GW-Edition - 2010.1C - 2011.01.01 - -

Microsoft - 1.6402 - 2011.01.01 - -

NOD32 - 5750 - 2010.12.31 - -

Norman - 6.06.12 - 2011.01.01 - -

nProtect - 2011-01-01.01 - 2011.01.01 - -

Panda - 10.0.2.7 - 2010.12.31 - -

PCTools - 7.0.3.5 - 2011.01.01 - -

Prevx - 3.0 - 2011.01.01 - -

Rising - 22.80.04.04 - 2010.12.31 - -

Sophos - 4.60.0 - 2011.01.01 - -

SUPERAntiSpyware - 4.40.0.1006 - 2011.01.01 - -

Symantec - 20101.3.0.103 - 2011.01.01 - -

TheHacker - 6.7.0.1.109 - 2010.12.30 - -

TrendMicro - 9.120.0.1004 - 2011.01.01 - -

TrendMicro-HouseCall - 9.120.0.1004 - 2011.01.01 - -

VBA32 - 3.12.14.2 - 2010.12.30 - -

VIPRE - 7907 - 2011.01.01 - -

ViRobot - 2010.12.31.4232 - 2011.01.01 - -

VirusBuster - 13.6.121.0 - 2010.12.30 - -

File info:

MD5: f7fd7512f6ac8959cdda6a2b2e014c68

SHA1: 09e223a8f46ac03786b419931d893cc1c7986c19

SHA256: 2262bbd022c7fd3bdcb9ba5ac85df297cbc9979fbcb1dcfe7dd2f6d2e7946f5e

File size: 81920 bytes

Scan date: 2011-01-01 12:22:46 (UTC)

 

Not *one* positive.

[Codyeck1]

I bet it is very easy but I'm a noob with this Sh*t anyway you can TV it for me???

[Girish]

I bet it is very easy but I'm a noob with this Sh*t anyway you can TV it for me???

Seriously?

 

I'll explain it to you step-by-step.

1. Download Xliveless from here: http://public.sannybuilder.com/GTA4/xliveless-0.999b7.rar

2. Use WinRAR to open the file.

3. Once opened, right-click on xlive.dll and select the 'Extract to specified folder' option. Choose Desktop in the Browse window and extract the file over there.

4. Now, find where GTA IV is installed. For example, C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA IV\

5. Copy the xlive.dll file (from your Desktop) to the GTA IV folder.

6. Start the game.

[Codyeck1]

NVM I can't find the folder

[Girish]

You don't know where the game is installed?

 

Surely, you remember the installation path that was selected during the installation, don't you? If you're still not able to find it, I suggest you perform a Windows search for "GTAIV.exe".